76. MASON

I was aching to go check on Angel, but I needed to do my duty first. Despite the dishonorable way they came in, we managed to take them out. Some men had been captured after they surrendered, but a lot of lives had been lost. The families needed to be informed and funerals planned. And to top all that off, we needed to make sure that there would be no more attacks. A lot of our people had been injured, including Lucas. We healed fast when it wasn’t a fatal blow but the last time I saw him a few seconds ago, he was still bleeding. Angel was probably worried about us, and I knew that she was going to hover over Lucas until he was healed completely. The urge to go check on her was nearly overwhelming, but I forced my mind away from her and did my best to focus on what needed to be done. I knew Xavier would protect her with his life. What if someone managed to slip around us and killed him? What if our mate was in danger and we weren’t aware of it? Those questions had me abandoning